D. M. FERRY Q GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



Hntiwa: Flowerless plants, too well known to need description. Many of the 

 rCmw most beautiful sorts can be propagated from seed (spores) only. Their 

 exceeding grace and beauty will well repay all care bestowed upon them. 



Fine mixed. .Pkt. 20cts Finest si>ecies, mixed. .Pkt. 25cts 

 FEVERFEW— (See Matricaria and Fyrethrum). 



C^^^AA^'.lflA.IVAi- (Myosotis). A favorite old fashioned flower, bear- 

 rOrgeC i"t;"l^%>|. ing clusters of blue blossoms. It thrives well in the 

 shade or open border. Hardy perennial. 

 Alpestris, plant of compact, bushy habit, six to eight inches high; flowers large, 



blue Plct. Sets 



Dissitiifiora, very deep blue; early blooming, six to eight inches high " 15cts 



FOIlt^ O'clock Pl^aStfa^e larl^e," and 

 ■ ^^*** ^^ ^^M%/\JMm eachneedsthreeorfour 

 feet of space each way for its best development. The flowers are 

 funnel shaped, white, red, yellow or striped with these colors, 

 and open about four o'clock in the afternoon, remain open all 

 night, and generally perish before noon the next day. The French 

 call it Belle de Nuit, "Beauty of Night." Will grow in any 

 common garden soil. Sow seed in open ground. Hardy annual; 

 two feet high. White, red striped. . .Pkt. 5cts 

 Qold striped Pkt. Sets Yellow ' Sets 



75 



Yellow," red striped. . . 

 Mixed 



Sets 

 Sets 



Foxglove. 



Foxglove 



(Digitalis). Plants grow 

 to the height of three to four 

 feet and produce dense 

 spikes of brilliantly colored 

 flowers. Spikes are termi- 

 nal and half as long as height 

 of plant. Colors white, lav- 

 ender, rose. A valuable flow- 

 er in every perennial garden; 

 does not usually blossom 

 until the second year. Hardy biennials 

 or perennials. 

 Ivery's Spotted, an endless variety of 



colors: robust and hardy Pkt. Sets 



Splendid mixed '' 5cts 



French Honeysuckle 



(Hedysarum). Very handsome, free flowering 

 plants, producing racemes of beautiful pea-shaped 

 flowers; well adapted for borders or rock work. 

 Hardy perennial; four feet high. 



Coronarium, scarlet Pkt. Sets 



Coronarium, album, white " 5ct8 



Piir-httisfe There are a great many exceedingly beauti- 



■ **1»1I8>1«1 fu\ varieties propagated by cuttings, but the 

 plants are easily grown from seed, and one can depend upon 

 getting fine flowers, some of which are likely to be as beauti- 

 ful as the expensive named sorts. Tender perennial. 



Double, finest mixed Pkt. 25cta 



^"^ -^ 5 ■ ■ .-^ '^m ^M m ^^ Showy plants, flowering 



■ nf&l I I I n rQ I 3 ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^''* ^°^ among 

 ^^ *• M « « «.« M ^m A «>« ^.jjQ gayest ornaments of 



the garden. 



Picta, one foot high; flowers crimson and yellow. Hardy 



annual; with root protection in winter is a perennial. Pkt. 6c Qaillardia. 

 Picta Lorenziana. For general decorative purposes, as well as for bouquets, this 

 is invaluable, its gay colored flowers being abundantly produced from July until 

 frost. Hardy annual; one foot high; with root protection in winter becomes a 



perennial. Sulphur, orange, claret and amaranth, mixed Pkt. Sets 



Qrandiflora. The largest flowers of the species; blossoms scarlet and orange; 



excellent for cutting. Hardy perennial Pkt. Sets 



f^ffftmAll>tli« Ts%6f^^A« A free flowering, striking plant of compact 

 UaillVlopiS ■ C&a(C|.G9 growth of the greatest value and useful- 

 ness for beds and borders. The flowers may also be used to good advantage in 

 bouquets and floral decorations. The leaves are fern-like and the numerous 

 bright yellow, daisy-like flowers are produced on long stems which rise in a mass 

 well above the foliage. Half hardy annual; about eight inches high. Will flower 



in June and July from seed sown early in spring Pkt. 5cts 



^llisi T't^ir'AlAt^ ^ ^^^'^ graceful plant which will thrive in almost 



\MM.mM.€M. M 1 lt#%9l%jl any situation; producing a cloud of gracefully 



poised blue flowers with yellow and purple centers. Hardy annual; one foot 



high Pkt. Sets 



AlsiHiAlllft "^^^ varieties of this magnificent plant are now nivmbered 



vViCtUlVlUV almost by hundreds; each year brings forth new and choice 



selections which have been produced from seed. This is the only method of 



obtaining new varieties. Half hardy perennial. Seed from the finest named 



sorts mixed Pkt. IScta 



See ''Bulbs and Roots " for Gladiolus bulbs. 

 imli%l%t^ Amstt^Stn^h iGomphrena). A desirable everlasting valued for 

 ^iVlWC i^lliai Cllll.ll its handsome, globular heads of flowers, which 

 f cut when well matured, will retain their beauty through the winter. Tender 

 annual; twelve to eighteen inches high. 



Purple Pkt. Sets Flesh Colored. .. Pkt. 5cts Striped Pkt. Sets 



White " 5ct8 Orange " 5cts Mixed * Sets 



tfiLI^YiMS^ Greenhouse perennial plants, producing rich and beautifully col- 



^'■^'''•^■■■■** ored flowers. They are delicate and not easily grown, but the 



flowers are of such superb beauty as to amply repay one for the trouble of a 



trial. Hybrids, mixed " Pkt. 26ct5 



Gnaphaiium Leontopodlum /.^tESi^i J'ind'onfhl 



Alps and highly esteemed by travelers in Switzerland. Flowers star-shaped, ptire 

 white and downy in texture. If plucked when on the point of opening and dried 

 in the shade, will retain its beauty for years. Perennial; one foot high. Pkt. lOcta 



